Don Bacon

Details

Party Affiliation: Republican
In Office Since: Jan 1, 2017
Organization: United States Federal Government

Federal Roster & Campaign Finance

Bioguide ID: B001298
Chamber: US House
State: NE
District: 2

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Meetings

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Election History

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Recent Bills Sponsored

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Recent Votes

Bill	Chamber	Roll call	Vote
Ratepayer Protection Act	house	—	Yea
Retire through Ownership Act	senate	—	Yea
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.	house	—	Nay
Stop Insider Trading Act	house	—	Yea
Stop Insider Trading Act	house	—	Nay

Bill title and chamber are the only bill details held for these votes; see Bills for the fuller record. “Roll call” is the upstream roll-call identifier, not a date no vote date is recorded in this dataset.

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Biography

Donald John Bacon (born August 16, 1963) is an American politician and retired military officer who has served as the U.S. representative for Nebraska's 2nd congressional district since 2017. During his 29 years in the United States Air Force, he commanded wings at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, and Offutt Air Force Base south of Omaha, Nebraska, before retiring as a brigadier general in 2014. A member of the Republican Party, his district includes all of Omaha and the areas surrounding the Offutt base. Bacon is often considered a centrist or moderate Republican. He is a member of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus and represents a district carried by Democratic presidential candidates in 2020 and 2024. He is a vocal critic of Donald Trump, who has derided him as a "rebel", and has repeatedly sparred with members of the House Freedom Caucus. Bacon self-identifies as a Reagan Republican. While in Congress, Bacon was an original sponsor of the Naming Commission, the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, and voted for the Respect for Marriage Act. He was one of 37 Republicans who rejected attempts to overturn the 2020 election, and one of 35 who supported the committee to investigate the January 6th attack. As an active voice on foreign policy, Bacon is one of a slate of U.S. representatives sanctioned by the Russian government and was the first member of Congress to be hacked by the Chinese government. After Trump's efforts to pass his "Big Beautiful Bill", Bacon announced he would not be seeking re-election in 2026, citing a desire to spend more time with his grandchildren. He ultimately voted for the legislation.